MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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